Crawford avalanche., 1887-03-31
Sketches OF the Men,


Thomas M. Cooley was born in Attica.
N. y, in 1924, and removed to Michigan
In 1643, where he has since resided. In
1887 he was elected compiler of the State
laws, and in 1858 he was chosen reporter
or the Supreme Court. In 1859 he was
appointed commissioner to organize the
law department of the University of Michi-
gan, and he has ever since been connected
with it. He served three terms in the Su-
preme Court, but was defeated in 1885. He
is the author of numerous standard legal
works and holds high rank as jurist. He
was appointed last December by Judge
Gresham as receiver of the Wabash Rail
road.
William r. Morrison, of Waterloo, ILL.,,
was born in Monroe County, Illinois, Sept
IA, 1925. He was educated at the common
schools and at McKendree College, Illinois.
He studied law and was admitted to the
bar. He was made Clerk of the Circuit
Court, and for four terms was a member or
and for one term Speaker of the Illinois
House of Representatives. He was elected
to the Thirty eighth, Forty third, Forty
fourth, Forty-fifth, Forty sixth, Forty
seventh, Forty eighth, and Forty-ninth
Congresses as Democrat. In the contest
for the United States Senatorship in the
Illinois Legislature in 1855 he was one of
the favorites of the Democratic members,
and all through that memorable contest,
which resulted in Logan being returned,
Morrison held the sympathies of his fol-
lowers. In the last Congressional cam
paign he was defeated by the Hon. Jehu
Baker.
Aldace F. Walker is about A years old,
and is Republican in politics. He stud
led law with Senator Edmunds. He served
as a Colonel in the Union army, and since
the war has practiced law at Rutland. In
the Vermont Senate he has taken leading
part In framing legislation to solve the rail-
way problem, and has given much study to
the question.
Walter l.. Bragg was born in Alabama in
1915. lie is q graduate of Harvard Uni
Verslty ana CamDrIuRo Law oouvUI, unu
practiced law in Alabama for some years.
At the close of the war he settled in Ala
bama, and was for some years the law part
ner of General Morgan. He has been a
leading Democrat in that State for some
years, and has served as national delegate,
Presidential elector, and member of the
Democratic National Committee. In 1881
he was made President of the Alabama
State Railroad Commission, and served in
that position four years, during which time
many important questions arising between
the railroads and their customers were sat-
isfactorily adjusted.
August Schoonmaker, of Kingston, N. Y,
was born in Rochester, in that State, in
March, 1928. He studied law and has
practiced it ever since. From 1851 TO 1870
he was a member of school boards and q
County Judge. In 1876 he was elected to
the State Senate as q Democrat. In 1877
he was nominated by the Democratic con-
vention for Attorney General, and was
elected by plurality of over IL 200. In
1879 he was nominated for Attorney Gen.
eral, but was defeated. In 1871 he was the
Democratic nominee for Judge of the Court
Of Appeals, but was defeated. In 1856 he
was presented by the anti Tammany dele
cation from New York in the Democratic
State Convention as their candidate for
Governor, and was delegate to the Dem
ocratic National Conventions in 1876 and
1880, and also to the Chicago convention
in 1884.